PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Monte Cassino (ranked 2090 p4p, 2246 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 220 p4p, 235 weight class). Cassino comes to the cage accompanied by Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cassino
vs
Jafar

165 cm
36
150
22 - 14 - 3

175 cm
34
145
32 - 25 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Core Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Monte Cassino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Jafar has his takedown stuffed
and Cassino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar slips a straight right by Cassino.
Cassino pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cassino lands a jab.
Jafar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cassino scores with a decent looking hook.
Jafar staying out of range there.
Cassino lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jafar slips under a jab.
Jafar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jafar wants to clinch.

Jafar has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Cassino.
Cassino lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Cassino on the inside.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
A shot in the inside from Cassino.
Jafar blocking some punches.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
Cassino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cassino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cassino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Jafar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cassino seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jafar can turn it around.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino lands a body punch.
Cassino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cassino.
Cassino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cassino fails to land.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
A short right from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cassino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jafar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Cassino lands with a short shot to the head.
Cassino tries to work over Jafar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassino misses with some punches.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cassino.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cassino misses with a punch on the inside.
Cassino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cassino tries to throw a body punch but Jafar avoids it by throwing Cassino back against the cage.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Cassino blocking some punches.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Cassino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Nice body punch from Cassino.
Jafar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Cassino avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassino lands with a light punch inside.
Cassino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cassino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Cassino.
Nice body punch from Cassino.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Cassino swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Cassino - that landed with a thud.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Cassino.
Cassino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cassino lands with a right to the head.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Cassino.
Cassino scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cassino just misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar slips a straight right by Cassino.
Cassino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cassino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jafar.
Cassino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jafar on the side of the head.
Jafar tries to clinch but Cassino moves out of range.
Cassino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jafar at a distance.
Cassino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jafar on the side of the head.
Cassino throws a leg kick which misses Jafar's front leg but catches the back leg as Jafar tries to avoid it.
Cassino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jafar is out of range.
Cassino connects with a jab.
Jafar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big right from Cassino misses.
Cassino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jafar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cassino.
Monte Cassino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Monte Cassino is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Cassino finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cassino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jafar misses with a hook.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
Cassino lands a slapping body shot.
Jafar loads up on a big right hand but Cassino slips the punch.
Cassino throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jafar.
Cassino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cassino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jafar can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Jafar.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Jafar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassino pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jafar is out of range and Cassino settles back down.
Cassino swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Jafar counter with a right hand.
Jafar lands with a hook. Cassino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jafar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Cassino misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassino throws a hook but Jafar blocks it.
Jafar is looking to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino misses with a straight right.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassino.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar misses with a looping right.
Jafar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cassino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cassino misses with the body kick
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Jafar misses.
Cassino throwing a counter right hand but Jafar manages to avoid it.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.
A swing and a miss from Cassino.
Cassino misses with a low kick.
Jafar staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassino. That's going to slow Jafar down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cassino misses with a hook.
Jafar moves out of range of the body kick.
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cassino was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Cassino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jafar misses the shot to the body.
Jafar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jafar connects with a body shot that sends Cassino's belly button to the back.
Cassino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar tries to clinch up but Cassino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cassino looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Cassino ducks under a wild hook from Jafar.

Cassino forces Jafar back against the cage and clinches.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Cassino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Cassino - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Cassino throws a head punch that misses.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino lands a nice shot to the body.
Jafar is breathing heavily.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Jafar tries a body shot but Cassino blocks it.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cassino prevents a body shot from Jafar.
Jafar tries to work over Cassino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Cassino throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cassino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cassino struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Cassino is leaning against Jafar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cassino scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Monte Cassino dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A left lands for Cassino.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jafar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cassino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cassino tries to clinch up.
Cassino misses the jab.
Cassino misses with a hook. Jafar ducked under it nicely.
Cassino slips under a jab.
Cassino was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cassino walks into a straight right hand from Jafar.
Jafar misses with a takedown attempt - Cassino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cassino was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jafar throws the left hand but Cassino avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar doesn't manage to clinch there - Cassino circles away.
Cassino misses with a body kick.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Jafar keeps the fight on the outside.
Cassino defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
Cassino throws a shot from downtown. Jafar moves away and avoids it.
Jafar wants to counter the offense by Cassino and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassino looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Cassino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cassino misses with a looping right.
Cassino misses with a left hand
and Jafar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from Cassino.
Jafar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cassino misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jafar counters with a straight right hand.
Jafar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cassino circles away.
Monte Cassino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nuri Jafar.
Jafar throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jafar takes a swing at Cassino's ribcage but misses.
Jafar throws a shot from downtown. Cassino moves away and avoids it.
Jafar tries for a takedown but Cassino circles away easily
and Cassino counters with a left to the body.
Jafar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cassino misses with a body shot.
Cassino misses with an uppercut
and Jafar counters with a left to the body.
Cassino lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuri Jafar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jafar. Cassino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassino throws out a powerful jab.
Jafar blocks a jab.
Jafar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cassino. Cassino obviously looking to wear him down.
Cassino moves away from the strike by Jafar.
Jafar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cassino connects with a jab.
Cassino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jafar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jafar takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Cassino.
Cassino lands a leg kick that knocks Jafar off balance momentarily.
Cassino with a nice calf kick.
Cassino is looking to land body kicks.
Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jafar! But no joy.
Jafar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Cassino avoids it with no problem.
Jafar missing with a left hand there. Cassino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cassino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jafar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassino catches Jafar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cassino cracks Jafar with an open hand slap.
Cassino slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cassino.
Monte Cassino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jafar avoids the body shot from Cassino.
Cassino throws a head kick but Jafar moves out of range.

Cassino rushes Jafar and presses him up against the cage.
Cassino scores with a shoulder strike.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Cassino throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassino digs a right hand underneath Jafar's ribcage. Jafar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Cassino presses Jafar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cassino gets through Jafar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cassino blocks an uppercut.
Cassino has a couple of punches blocked by Jafar.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Cassino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Monte Cassino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Cassino misses with a body punch.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cassino backwards.
Jafar misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Monte Cassino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cassino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monte Cassino!
A less than humble Monte Cassino misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Nuri Jafar spoke after the fight, saying 'He did not follow the script'.